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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

The book is very good. Reading it now. The writer starts off with a great story about a shark attack.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

Let's not pretend that we don't have this type of thing happen to us. Maybe not beauty products but any time I slip outside of my ad blockers I'm made accurately aware that they're always listening. It's not a coincidence the ads you see, the TikToks, and the Facebook ads. It's just used for adds right now but it should scare the shit out of people.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

If any of the big companies were turned into a human, they would all be Epstein

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

How did they come up with this idea? Did the algorithm suggest this pattern, or did someone in marketing come up with it?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Fucking hell. That is vile!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Another reason I'll never use Facebook. It's been a hellsite for a long time

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Added to idcaboutprivacy (which is open source). If there are any other similar links, feel free to add them or send them my way.

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